A View from the Bridge
A View from the Bridge Print
by Arthur Miller, directed by Cris Cassell
 
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May 15—June 21, 2009
Fridays and Saturdays at 8pm, Sundays at 2pm (May 31, June 7, 14, 21), Thursdays at 7:30pm (May 28, June 4, 11, 18)
"Pay What You Will" on 5/22
 
This gem of a play from master playwright Arthur Miller tells the powerful and profound story of Eddie Carbone, a hard-working Italian-American longshoreman. When Eddie opens his crowded Brooklyn apartment to his wife’s Sicilian cousins, trouble slips through, too. Soon Eddie is confronted by feelings he fiercely denies and makes choices that shatter everyone he loves and reverberate throughout the community. A story of a man who holds family and honor above all else—and yet betrays them both. 
 
Cast
(in order of appearance)
Ray Morgan (Louis)
Dennis Crumley (Mike)
Rick Williams (Alfieri)
Eric Burke (Eddie)
Denise Elia (Catherine)
Hallie Frazer (Beatrice)
Michael Orlando (Marco)
Stephen Gustavson (Tony)
Jordan Winer (Rodolpho)
Stephen Gustavson (First Immigration Officer)
Andrew Leverentz (Second Immigration Officer)
Oak Dowling (Mr. Lipari)
Sandra Rubay (Mrs. Lipari)
Adrian Tiller ('Submarine')
J. Alfredo Araujo ('Submarine')
 
Production Staff
Director: Cris Cassell
Production Manager: Lynn Gutstadt
Set Design: David Apple
Set Construction: David Apple
Costume Design: Michael Berg
Lighting Design: Les Lizama
Sound Design: Billie Cox
Property Design: Sue Anderson
Stage Manager: Maddy Boom
Dialect Coach: Rebecca Castelli
Fight Choreographer: Marty Pistone
Light Operator: Josh Ferrise
Sound Operator: Maddy Boom
Box Office Manager: Maddy Boom
Volunteer Coordinator: Susan Suomi
Publicity Coordinators: Tinka Ross, Suzie Hughes
Publicist: Kim Taylor
Graphic Design: Mark Shepard
 
 
 
Reviews Print
Reviews

"Director Cris Cassell has coaxed an emotionally riveting pressure cooker from a talented cast, with solid but finely nuanced performances...Eric Burke reaches new levels in the lead role. You won't leave the theater whistling a happy tune, but you'll be glad you saw it."
–Barry Willis, Marin Independent Journal

"Cris Cassell directs with an eye on the big emotional moments"
–Lee Brady, The Pacific Sun

"Eric Burke gives an outstanding performance as Eddie Carbone."
–Flora Lynn Isaacson, San Francisco Bay Times

"Bridge’s large cast has six principle actors, each one flawlessly cast and believable. Rick Williams’ Alfieri’s resigned gravitas foreshadows the direction of the drama. Eric Burke’s Eddie is the consistently unyielding tragic hero."
–Rosine Reynolds, The Ark

"A View from the Bridge is a spectacular work. The work is exceptional for all and deserves to be seen by the entire family. Also, congratulations to set designer David Apple for doing the impossible in recreating the atmosphere of New York in the 1950s."
–Mario Echevarria, SFTribune

"If you have been putting off what is arguably one of Arthur Miller's greatest plays, now is the time to invest. Eric Burke's Eddie resolutely grasps a psychological millstone while swirling into the deepening whirlpool of Charybdis, jealousy and madness. Hallie Frazer, as Beatrice, indisputably has the most complex and strenuous role and she carries it off well."
–Jeffrey Smith, For All Events

"Directed by Cris Cassell, this excellent drama grabs you right from the start and doesn’t let go."
–David Kashimba, Joint Forces Journal, S.F. BATCC

 
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